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What happened in July 2015: socio-cultural, literary, and political news and events relating to Viet nam and to the Vietnamese diaspora.<\/em> [Note: Comments (in brackets “[ ]”) are the opinion of the poster and does not reflect the view of diaCRITICS.]<\/p>\n

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Viet Kieu<\/em> in the news<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\"Thay\u2022 Plum Village issues an update on Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong>‘s health condition.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Vietnamese\u2022 Vietnamese Americans Trinh Mai<\/strong>, Lan Tran<\/strong>, and Cara “TK” Le<\/strong> are “using art to explore new territory.”<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Social\u2022 Bao Phi<\/strong> talks about his background and his work.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Vietnamese\u2022 U.S. ambassador to Vietnam speaks to Vietnamese Americans<\/a> about the Obama administration’s desire to strengthen relations with Vietnam.<\/p>\n

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\"MMA\u2022 Ben Nguyen<\/strong>: “It was probably one of the best feelings getting that approval from my parents.”<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Nguyen<\/a>\u2022 Google appoints Nguyen Phuong Anh<\/strong><\/a> as its new Head of Marketing, Google Asia Pacific for Vietnam.<\/p>\n

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\"Tri\u2022 A short film documents<\/a> refugee Tri Nguyen<\/strong>‘s story.<\/p>\n

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\"Lynda\u2022 Lynda Trang Dai<\/strong>: “I’m . . . a total Vietnamese traditional girl” who takes care of her family.”<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Anh\u2022 Internet piracy threatens Th\u00fay Nga\u2019s future.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Consider<\/p>\n

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News about Viet Nam<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\"A\u2022 A survey finds majority supports the country’s market economy.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Vietnamese\u2022 Vietnam uses name-and-shame strategy to make businesses pay their taxes.<\/a> [They should also use this strategy to expose corrupt government officials.]<\/p>\n

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\"Suboi\u2022 Constraint by the VCP’s suppression of sensitive information, Vietnamese rappers still find ways to express themselves.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Oversea\u2022 Survey reveals Vietnamese parents spent around $1.8 billion In 2013 for their children\u2019s overseas education.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Vietnam\u2022 Some writers sidestep CPV dogma<\/a> and publish online or in private presses.<\/p>\n

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\"Thuy\u2022 Former Miss Vietnam, Thuy Dung<\/strong>, is criticized for “wearing a dress that is ‘too Chinese’.”<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Tech\u2022 Vietnam attempts to “transform itself<\/a> into a more technically savvy hub of innovation.”<\/p>\n

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\"Damaged\u2022 Chinese ships continue to attack<\/a> Vietnamese fishing boats.<\/p>\n

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\"ALternative\u2022 Vietnamese teachers continue using alternative teaching method.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Saigon,\u2022 Saigon “is voraciously capitalistic<\/a> [and] seems firmly planted in the present.”<\/p>\n

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Other News<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\"Wake\u2022 Writer\/artist LeRon L. Barton<\/strong> discusses <\/a>his participation in the \u201cWake \u2018Em Up! Explorations of Asian Pacific Islander Solidarity in the #BlackLivesMatter Movement” event.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Marian\u2022 “This novel is not so much about finding oneself but about the many ways of being lost.”<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"US\u2022 A study published in JAMA Psychiatry finds<\/a> former soldiers of the Vietnam War suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other mental ill health.<\/p>\n

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\"Nguyen\u2022 US President Barack Obama<\/strong> held historic talks<\/a> with Vietnam’s Communist Party leader, Nguyen Phu Trong<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\"Asylum\u2022 The Australian government is urged to provide information concerning the Vietnamese asylum seekers.<\/p>\n

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\"Worl\u2022 The World Bank reports on<\/a> its International Development Association’s project in the cities of Dong Hoi, Quy Nhon and Nha Trang.<\/p>\n

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Special thanks to Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/a> for providing many of the news items.<\/em><\/p>\n

Peace!
\nRP<\/p>\n

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